2002 Sandown 500
The 2002 Sandown 500 was an Australian motor race for Production Cars [1] which drew its entries from those competing in the Australian Nations Cup Championship and Australian GT Production Car Championship. It was the second Sandown 500 since the former touring car endurance race was revived for production cars and would be the last as Sandown would regain the rights to the 500 kilometre V8 Supercar race the following year.
The race, which was the 35th Sandown 500 endurance race [2] was held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia over the weekend of 8 September 2002.
Classes
Cars competed in four classes:[3]
- Nations Cup Group 1
- Nations Cup Group 2
- GT Production Class A
- GT Production Class B
Sandown 500 Top Gun Challenge
After qualifying was completed the fastest ten cars competed in a one-lap runoff for the top ten grid positions. Runoff results as follows:[4]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Prancing Horse Racing |  Sam Newman |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 1:18.5170 |
| 2 | 5 | V.I.P. Petfoods (Aust) P/L |  Jim Richards |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 1:24.5618 |
| 3 | 54 | Prancing Horse Racing | Paul Morris |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 1:25.6568 |
| 4 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | John Bowe |
Ferrari 360 GT | 1:26.3881 |
| 5 | 88 | Prancing Horse Racing | Brad Jones |
Ferrari 360 GT | 1:26.8075 |
| 6 | 2 | Crazy John's Team Lamborghini Australia |
Paul Stokell |
Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 1:27.2870 |
| 7 | 3 | Falken Tyres Fitzgerald Racing |
Peter Fitzgerald |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 1:28.0665 |
| 8 | 7 | D'arcy Russell Racing | D'arcy Russell |
Chrysler Viper ACR | 1:34.1841 |
| 9 | 34 | King Springs Delphi |
Mark King |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII | 1:41.5410 |
| DNS | 300 | Floyd Motorsport | Peter Floyd |
HSV VX GTS 300kW |
Official results
Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Race results as follows:[5]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | G1 | 2 | Crazy John's Team Lamborghini Australia |
Paul Stokell Anthony Tratt |
Lamborghini Diablo GTR | 161 |
| Lamborghini 5.7L V12 | ||||||
| 2 | G1 | 5 | V.I.P. Petfoods (Aust) P/L | Jim Richards Tony Quinn |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 161 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | G1 | 888 | Prancing Horse Racing | John Bowe Steve Beards |
Ferrari 360 GT | 160 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 4 | G1 | 3 | Falken Tyres Fitzgerald Racing |
Peter Fitzgerald Matthew Coleman |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 158 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | G2 | 54 | Prancing Horse Racing | Paul Morris John Teulan |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 155 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 6 | G2 | 17 | Prancing Horse Racing | Sam Newman Scott Shearman |
Ferrari 360 Challenge | 153 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| 7 | A | 57 | Corio Auto Parts Plus | Graham Alexander John Wodberry |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo V | 147 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 8 | A | 34 | King Springs Delphi |
Mark King Geoff Full |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII | 146 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 9 | A | 96 | Don Pulver | Don Pulver Mark Brame |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 146 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 10 | A | 18 | Coopers | Mark King Geoff Full |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VII | 144 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 11 | A | 38 | Castran Gilbert Pty Ltd | Dennis Gilbert Trevor McGuiness |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI | 141 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 12 | A | 1 | Century Batteries | Gary Deane Grant Denyer |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 140 |
| Subaru 2.0L Turbo Flat-4 | ||||||
| 13 | A | 19 | Yamaha | Trevor Haines Bob Hughes Ed Aitken |
Ford Falcon Tickford TE50 | 139 |
| Ford Windsor 5.6L V8 | ||||||
| 14 | A | 220 | Donut King | Tony Alford John Grounds Michael Robinson |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 137 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| 15 | G1 | 8 | QBE Insurance | John Smith Wayne Cooper Wayne Boatright |
Porsche 996 GT3 | 135 |
| Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 16 | B | 28 | Ross Palmer Motorsport | James Phillip Ken Talbert |
Honda S2000 | 133 |
| Honda F20C 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 17 | B | 13 | Osborne Motorsport | Trevor Keene Robert Rubis |
Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 131 |
| Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| 18 | A | 200 | Donut King | Greg Haysom R Woods Craig Dean |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 124 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 222 | Donut King | Len Cave P Green M Turner |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 126 |
| Nissan SR20DET 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 66 | Nilsson Motor Sport | Klark Quinn Mike Kilpatrick |
Honda Integra Type-R | 107 |
| Honda B18C 1.8L I4 | ||||||
| NC | A | 23 | Mitsubishi Electric | Steve Knight Andrew Taplin |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E Evo VI | 98 |
| Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Turbo I4 | ||||||
| DNF | G1 | 88 | Prancing Horse Racing |  Maher Algadrie Brad Jones |
Ferrari 360 GT | 88 |
| Ferrari 3.6L V8 | ||||||
| NC | G1 | 7 | D'arcy Russell Racing | D'arcy Russell Darren Palmer |
Chrysler Viper ACR | 82 |
| Dodge 8.0L V10 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 47 | MGC Racing | Mark Cohen Philip Polites |
HSV VX GTS 300kW | 79 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 31 | Osborne Motorsport | Neil Dunkley S Drake |
Toyota MR2 Bathurst | 64 |
| Toyota 3S-GE 2.0L I4 | ||||||
| DNF | A | 55 | Mortgage House | Barry Nesbitt D Lawson |
HSV VX GTS 300kW | 54 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| DNF | B | 44 | NEC Projection | Chris Poulton R Hing |
Mitsubishi FTO | 18 |
| Mitsubishi 6A12 2.0L V6 | ||||||
| DNS | A | 300 | Floyd Motorsport | Peter Floyd Rod Wilson |
HSV VX GTS 300kW | 0 |
| Chevrolet LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
Statistics
- Provisional Pole Position - #5 Jim Richards - 1:21.4133[6]
- Pole Position - #17 Sam Newman - 1:18.5170
- Fastest Lap - #5 Jim Richards - 1:13.8765
- Race Average Speed - 139 km/h
References
- ↑ PROCAR Statistics, Page 65 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 December 2008
- ↑ From Falcons To Ferraris, Lambo, Porsche, Viper, Stars In Line For Sundays Sandown 500 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 18 December 2008
- ↑ PROCAR Statistics, Page 67 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 26 December 2008
- ↑ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 Top Gun Challenge". National Software. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway 2002 Sandown 500". National Software. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ↑ "Sandown 500 Sandown International Motor Raceway Sandown 500 Qualifying 1". Natsoft. 2002-09-07. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
External links
- Images from the 2002 Sandown 500 Retrieved from web.archive.org on 18 December 2008
| Preceded by 2001 Clarion Sandown 500 |
Sandown 500 2002 |
Succeeded by 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 |